Festuca eskia

For the species described by Lejeune, see Festuca ovina.

Festuca eskia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Festuca
Species:
F. eskia
Binomial name
Festuca eskia
Ramond ex DC.
Synonyms[1]
  • Festuca crinum-ursi Ramond ex Viv.-Morel, (1884)
  • Festuca eskia var. orientalis Nègre, (1975)
  • Festuca eskia var. tenuifolia Nègre, (1975)
  • Festuca pumila subsp. eskia (Ramond ex DC.) Litard., (1945)
  • Festuca souliei St.-Yves, (1924)
  • Festuca varia subsp. eskia (Ramond ex DC.) Hack., Monogr. (1882)
  • Festuca varia var. eskia (Ramond ex DC.) Mert. & W.D.J.Koch, J.C.Röhling, (1823)
  • Schedonorus eskia (Ramond ex DC.) P.Beauv., (1812)

Festuca eskia is a species of grass which is native to southwestern Europe,[2] in France and Spain.[1]

Description

The plant is perennial and has caespitose with 22–50 centimetres (8.7–19.7 in) long culms and 1–2.2 millimetres (0.039–0.087 in) wide. The ligule is 3–7 millimetres (0.12–0.28 in) long and is going around the eciliate membrane. Leaf sheaths are smooth and have a hairy surface while the leaf-blades are straight but curved and are 0.7–1.6 centimetres (0.28–0.63 in) broad. The panicle is contracted, linear, inflorescenced and 9.5 centimetres (3.7 in) long with branches being as hairy as leaf-sheaths. The same is with leaf-blades, only they are also ribbed and have a pungent apex.[2]

It hybrizes with F. gautieri giving rise to the natural hybrid, F. xpicoeuropeana.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Festuca eskia Ramond ex DC. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b W.D. Clayton; M. Vorontsova; K.T. Harman; H. Williamson (November 16, 2012). "Festuca eskia". The Board of Trustees, Royal Botanic Gardens. Kew: GrassBase. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
  3. ^ Marques, I.; Draper, D.; López-Herranz, M. L.; Garnatje, T.; Segarra-Moragues, J. G.; Catalán, P. (2016-11-03). "Past climate changes facilitated homoploid speciation in three mountain spiny fescues (Festuca, Poaceae)". Scientific Reports. 6 (1): 36283. Bibcode:2016NatSR...636283M. doi:10.1038/srep36283. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 5093761. PMID 27808118.


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